Recycling of nuclear spent fuel with AIROX processing

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Report , Other literature type 01 Dec 1992 United States Publisher:Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)

Authors: Majumdar, D.; Jahshan, S. N.; Allison, C. M.; Kuan, P.; Thomas, T. R.;

doi: 10.2172/10146308

Recycling of nuclear spent fuel with AIROX processing

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Abstract

This report examines the concept of recycling light water reactor (LWR) fuel through use of a dry-processing technique known as the AIROX (Atomics International Reduction Oxidation) process. In this concept, the volatiles and the cladding from spent LWR fuel are separated from the fuel by the AIROX process. The fuel is then reenriched and made into new fuel pins with new cladding. The feasibility of the concept is studied from a technical and high level waste minimization perspective.

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United States

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University of North Texas System
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Keywords

Cladding, Enrichment 050800, Boiling Water Cooled, Nonbreeding, Nonboiling Water Cooled, 21 Specific Nuclear Reactors And Associated Plants, Nuclear Fuels, Airox Process, Fuel Cycle, Water Moderated Reactors, Light-Water Moderated, Spent Fuels, 210802, Fuel Pins, Spent Fuels Reprocessing, 621, 11 Nuclear Fuel Cycle And Fuel Materials, 620, Power Reactors, 210200, 210100

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